Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch Joins India’s First Craft Brewery as Partner and Chief Advisor

Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch Joins India’s First Craft Brewery as Partner and Chief Advisor

It’s not quite the European expansion that Stone Brewing’s CEO and co-founder has been discussing for some time now, but Greg Koch is headed abroad. Koch has partnered with Avanish Vellanki and Shailenda Bist on a new craft brewing project based in India. Independence Brewing Company will become the only independently owned and operated craft… Read more »

Introducing Saison Du Humbolt

Introducing Saison Du Humbolt

HUMBOLDT, CA – For the first time, all five Humboldt County breweries recently came together to create a collaborative beer: Saison Du Humboldt. The beer was crafted by brewers from: Eel River Brewing Company, Lost Coast Brewery, Mad River Brewing Company, Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, and Six Rivers Brewery. It will be unveiled at HumBrews… Read more »

Announcing the Launch of the New York City Brewers Guild

Announcing the Launch of the New York City Brewers Guild

NEW YORK – Witness an historic moment in the evolution of great craft beer in New York City: Announcing the formation of the New York City Brewers Guild (NYCBG), an organization of the Empire City’s breweries dedicated to advancing the local brewing industry and thereby lessening human misery.

2012 Craft Brewers Conference Kicks Off Next Week

2012 Craft Brewers Conference Kicks Off Next Week

Thousands of craft brewers from across the country will converge on San Diego next week for the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference, presented by the Brewers Association. As one of the largest industry events for professional brewers, brewpubs and packaging breweries, CBC offers a wide-ranging spectrum of seminars and discussions aimed at providing brewers the chance… Read more »

American Craft Beer Week Begins May 14th

American Craft Beer Week Begins May 14th

BOULDER, CO – With craft beer delighting the palates of Americans nationwide, beer enthusiasts and beginners alike will come together to toast the seventh annual American Craft Beer Week (ACBW). From May 14-20, celebrations are expected to be held across all 50 states as communities come together to show appreciation on a local level for… Read more »

Redhook Brewery Issues Follow-Up Statement Following Worker Death

Redhook Brewery Issues Follow-Up Statement Following Worker Death

Redhook Brewery’s VP of Commercial Operations, Andy Thomas, has issued a follow-up statement regarding the exploding keg that killed an employee on Tuesday. Twenty-six-year-old Ben Harris was pressurizing a keg as part of a cleaning process when it exploded, sending him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Harris, a newlywed and expecting father later died… Read more »

New Belgium Announces Two New Beers in Lips of Faith Series

New Belgium Announces Two New Beers in Lips of Faith Series

FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing (www.newbelgium.com) today announced the second two beers in its 2012 Lips of Faith series: Tart Lychee and The Lost Abbey Collaboration Brett Beer. Lips of Faith beers offer limited edition selections that showcase New Belgium’s more esoteric and palate-elevating creations.

Craft Brewery Veteran, John Bryant, is Back in Beer

Craft Brewery Veteran, John Bryant, is Back in Beer

John Bryant, best known for being a sales and marketing standout in the craft space, is getting back into business with a new project: Spokane, Wash. based No-Li Brewhouse. No-Li is a collaborative re-branding effrot between Bryant and current Northern Lights Brewing Company founder and head brew master Mark Irvin.

Brooklyn Brewery’s Steve Hindy Added to Brewbound Session

Brooklyn Brewery’s Steve Hindy Added to Brewbound Session

Brewbound is delighted to announce that Brooklyn Brewery President Steve Hindy will join the Brewbound Session on June 5th as a speaker and panelist. Hindy will be on hand to discuss the current state of capacity in the craft beer space and explain the role distribution is playing in the ongoing growth of the craft… Read more »

Shipyard Brewing Introduces New Year-Round IPA, Monkey Fist

Shipyard Brewing Introduces New Year-Round IPA, Monkey Fist

PORTLAND, ME – Shipyard Brewing Company announces the release of a new year-round beer: Shipyard Monkey Fist IPA. This beer will be available nationwide in early May. Monkey Fist is the genesis of a new generation of IPA. The traditional elements of classic English IPA have been redefined by American craft beer innovation. Monkey Fist… Read more »

Golden Road Growing Capacity to 60,000 Barrels

Golden Road Growing Capacity to 60,000 Barrels

Talk about building from the ground up: Golden Road co-founder Meg Gill is so busy running L.A.’s newest brewery that she doesn’t even have time to take a seat. “I’m still working on the floor of my office because I don’t have anyone to go buy me a chair, and I don’t have time to… Read more »

Southern Tier Brewing Co. to Triple Capacity

Southern Tier Brewing Co. to Triple Capacity

LAKEWOOD, NY – Southern Tier Brewing Company of Lakewood, New York will soon break ground on a 110-barrel brewhouse which will increase capacity threefold. In anticipation, the brewery has expanded for a third time since moving to its current location by adding a second conditioning room. With the addition of six, 660-barrel fermenters, the cellar… Read more »

Redhook Brewery Releases Official Statement Regarding Worker Death

Redhook Brewery Releases Official Statement Regarding Worker Death

Andy Thomas, the VP of Commercial Operations for Redhook Brewery has released an official statement regarding the death of a brewery employee this morning. The worker, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was reportedly cleaning a keg when it exploded. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene and transported the worker to Portsmouth… Read more »

UPDATE: Redhook Brewery Employee Reported Dead after Keg Explodes

UPDATE: Redhook Brewery Employee Reported Dead after Keg Explodes

A Redhook Brewery employee is in critical condition after an exploding keg sent the worker to the hospital with “life-threatening injuries,” according to the website for the Portsmouth Press Herald. The worker was reportedly cleaning the keg when it exploded. The brewery has since closed the brewery’s ‘Cataqua Pub’ for the remainder of the day… Read more »